JDI Releases Sustainability Reports for Forestry and Forest Products Operations
Below are some of the highlights from the 2016 Forestry and Forest Products Reports:
All Forest Products Operations Summary
Healthy Environment
•Today’s JDI forestry and forest products operations will absorb more than we emit over the next 50 years. Planting almost 1 billion trees, and reducing emissions at our manufacturing sites means we will absorb 92 million tonnes of CO2 - equal to 360,000 cars off the road per year for the next 50 years.
•58% green energy use from renewable fuels like biomass.
•23% reduction in green house gas emissions over the past 3 years.
•30% reduction in sulphur dioxide (SO²) air emissions over the past 3 years.
•1,277 Conservation Sites, a 3.5% increase since 2015 as part of our voluntary Unique Areas program in Canada and the U.S.
•55% waste to landfill was diverted for beneficial use.
•Zero non-compliance issues following 3rd party forest certification audits in 2016, based on 145 indicators (environmental, social and economic) measured over 5 years. Click Read More below for additional detail.